All interconnectors
Fri 11 Mar- Imported
- 75GWh
- Exported
- 9GWh
- Net in
- 66GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.76GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 11 March 2016
On Friday 11 March, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand36.9GW
Generation 34.3Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables10%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All records- Set a new recordWind generation · 3.09 GWBeat 1.25 GW from 10 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordSolar generation · 4.80 GWBeat 2.42 GW from 10 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordRenewable share · 17.6%Beat 8.2% from 10 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordZero-carbon share · 38.6%Beat 28.9% from 10 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest gas share · 38.1%Beat 46.0% from 10 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest demand · 27.39 GWBeat 27.49 GW from 10 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordGreenest day · 9.8%Beat 5.4% from 10 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost wind in a day · 48 GWhBeat 21 GWh from 10 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost solar in a day · 30 GWhBeat 16 GWh from 10 Mar 2016. Since beaten
Key moments
On Friday 11 March 2016, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 20%. Demand peaked at 44.7 GW at 18:30. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 12:00. Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.243.3%Wind 2.025.3%Gas 16.6544.1%Hydro 0.441.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.3216.7%Coal 7.6820.3%
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Demand 28.4Generation 25.4Transfers 3.0
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Demand 36.9avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers 2.6avg
Peak demand44.7GW · 18:30
Low 27.4 · 04:25Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports66GWh
In75
Out9
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 4%
Transfers · Fri 11 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 11 March 2016, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage2.00GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 48.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.24GWExporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 3.5 GWhOut 9.3 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage1.00GWImporting
-3
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-1
0
1
2
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In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.20GWPumping
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-1
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Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh
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